I haven’t been feeling well recently thus my lack of motivation to bake. Unfortunately I suspect a sinus infection. My favorite medicine is a big pot of soup. We had a lot of home made yogurt that I wanted to use up. This a perfect soup to make when you want a fast dinner but have enough time to make something from scratch. My husband told me that his mom would make this soup when he wasn’t feeling well. Think about this soup when you need something gentle. Afiyet olsun!
Turkish Yogurt Soup
5 c of chicken broth (or water to make it vegetarian)
¾ c rice
2 T butter
2 c yogurt
3 egg yolks
2 T flour
Salt
Combine broth, rice and butter in a pot to simmer. I did mine in a crock pot.
In a bowl, whisk together the yogurt, egg yolks and flour.
Back to the simmering pot! Once the rice is tender, use some of the warmed broth to temper the yogurt, egg and flour mixture. Gently pour a ladle of broth in the bowl while whisking the yogurt mixture. I try to add several ladles to temper the eggs before pouring the mixture into the simmering pot. When pouring the mixture into the pot, keep stirring so that you don’t have scrambled eggs in your soup.
The garnish is a mixture of oil, paprika and pepper paste. Drizzle over soup in the individual serving bowls. Garnish with mint as well. I also add crushed red pepper.
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